[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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       RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLUE DOG COALITION

  (Mrs. MURPHY of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
25th anniversary of the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of pragmatic 
Democrats I have the honor to help lead this Congress.
  Since February 1995, the Blue Dog Coalition has been working to 
bridge partisan divide and deliver bipartisan results. While the makeup 
and size of our coalition has changed over the years, our focus on 
fiscal responsibility and a strong national security has never wavered.
  Blue Dogs recognize that our constituents expect us to be good 
stewards of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars and that a skyrocketing 
national debt is a threat to our national security.
  Over the last 25 years, Blue Dogs have helped deliver balanced 
budgets, end government shutdowns, grow the middle class, and pass 
commonsense laws, such as pay-as-you-go.
  This Congress we are leading the fight on election security, 
infrastructure, and job creation, and we are pushing Congress to be 
better by ending partisan gerrymandering and proposing No Budget, No 
Pay.
  Most importantly, Blue Dogs remain focused on our founding principles 
of fiscal responsibility and a strong national security.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing the Blue Dog Coalition's 
25th anniversary this month.

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